Copyholder



L. A. MOCHEL. COPYHOLDER. APPLICATION man Mmm. 1919.

Panted May 30, 1922.

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`unirse sra 'rss LOUISE'A. MOOI-IESE., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COPYI-IOLDER.

. Application filed May 16,

To ,all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, .LoUisn A. MocHnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,` in the county of Cook and'State of Illinois, have invented new and useful lmproveinents in Copyholders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' My invention relates to copy holders and more particularly to the class usedby type# writer operators, stenographers and clerks.

The object of my invention is to provide a copy holder, the rack of `which can be adjusted vertically and horizontally 'to and from itsV support to bring the copy in front of operator, and render it unnecessary to keep twisting his head or lookingsidewise, particularly when its base is limited to a very small surface on which it can be supported. It is also the object of my` invention to provide for the vertical extension of the plate upon which the copy is held, so that it can be used for holding legal cap and other comparatively long copy above the surface upon which its support rests. Yet another object of my invention is to provide a novel means or marker for indicating the lines of the copy.` This and other objects are accomplished by and as particularly pointed out'in the claims.

In the drawings:

.Figure l is a side Vview of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section of the b'eani that supports the rack of the copy holder7 taken on dotted line 3, 3, Figure l.

Figure el is a vertical section of the copy holding plate or rack, taken on dotted line` 4l, l, Figure 2. I

Figure 5 is a transverse section of a'ifragment of said rack, taken on dotted line 5, 5, Figure 4l.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a fragnientbf said rack, illustrating a modification of the marker cai'rier.

My improvement comprises a base 'T of any suitable design, from the center of which a stud, 8, arises, that is preferably square in crossssection. l tubular upright 9, which is also square in cross'section, is fitted over stud 8, and one side of its lower end portion has a slot 10, through which a thumbscrew, 1l, passes, that is tapped into stud 8 to securely fasten upright 9 thereto.

12 represents the horizontal beam which is secured to upright 9, so to be capable of ad- Spe'cication of Letters Patent.

means hereinafter described A the book Patented May 30, 1922.A 1919. -Scrial No. 297,691.`

jiistment either vertically or horizontally by a clip 13. This clip consists of a U-shaped strip of metal, the distance between the legs of which corresponds tothe width the upright, the saine. The-extensions of thelegs of the clip are provided `with rectangular openings, 14, 14, for the reception of the beam l2, which latter can beadjusted longitudinally in a horizontal direction or vertically height by tightening a thumb-screw, l5., tapped through the cross web connecting the and clamp the upright between the shim 7and' beam l2. This method of securing the beam to the upright enables the operator to easily ladjust the beam tor any position within its lengthor the height of the upright so as to bring the rack (which will be hereinafter described) in front of him over the typewriter and greatly facilitate his work and enable him to lreeplhis eyes ony his work and reduces the possibility of mistakes.

I prefer to make said beam tubular and rectangular in cross-section. the beam forms a socket for a pivotal head 18. posite said tang the tang 17 of The end of this head opis bifurcated to permit the insertion of a `lug 19 that is pivoted between the resultant bifurcations by a screw/ or other means 20. This lug projects from a screw-plate 2l to which a rack 22 is attached.

Rack 22 consists of a rectangular plate of sheet metal and its lower edge is flanged outwards to forma ledge 23, upon which a ook or pamphlet may rest. The center of length of theoutcr yedge of this ledge has an upwardly projecting extension which constitutes a guard24 that assists in holding or pamphlet in place on the rack. rack 22 can be made vertically extensible by means of a vertically adjustable supplemental rack 25, which consists of a rectangular sheet of metal plate of the same width as thefracl, but of less height, and it is retained i place by means of the thumbnuts 26, which engage permanent screws 27, the heads of which are secured in rack 22, and which project rearwardly through verticallly elongated slots 28 in the supplemental rac The right hand side of the supplemental One end of the rackkcopy in place in a Well Wardly lprojectingv rack is provided with a clamp 29, which consists of a suitable shaped strip of fiat spring steel, that has one end riveted or otherwiseI ble opening `therein up through which a shaped bracket,

vertically disposed gui The lower endr or tends to and is secured "n a suitablesocket 32, Which is inadelin'one piece witha U- 33, thelegs of-v'vhich latter project forwards and providebearings for a transverse rotatable shaft 34. ,Theright hand end of this shaft extending beyond the y right hand vertical edge of rack Q2, Vis pro-,`

vided with ya suitable Wheel 35, which is grasped when it is desired. to rotate said shaft.

The guide-bar is separated frontiI the front vsurface of the rack `a suitable distanceyand is parallel `thereto, andbetvveen its support 30 and `32 it `has a tubular Acarrier 36, surrounding it, lthat is rectangular in crosssection. The bore-of this carrier is of the sarnewidth asv said bar 81,' but is greater in s to the `rack depth and .leafsprings 37, 37, extend from the outer side of its ends that are bent toward andbearagainst ythe .outer side of the 4guide-bar. The p'urpose'ofthese springs istol create sufficient friction to retain said carrier in any positionV to Whichit may be vertically adjustedon the guide-bar. the left hand side `of this carrier is a plate secured thereto Which extends at right `angles and -Which has its horizontal edges bent over to fornn` a holder 3S, for the reception of the outwardly bent end 39 ofy a inarker 40. y This marker and its end consists of a flat strip of sheet steel and it extends, horizontally from holder. 38, across the front of the rack and at the `point where its end 39, is bentoutwards its edges are recessed as shown at4 41,so that when it is desired to reinove the marker a clearance is, provided for the` folded over edges i of the holder.

caught. The lower end Thelower end of carrier` 36,.is provided with 4a snap hook 42, into which the eye, 4B, attached` to the upper end ofv a tape 44 is le-bar 43l, extends.L heel of` this guide-bar ex-l U-shaped 'part across adjusting said carrier.

of tape 44,v is Wound around the shaft 34 between its bearings. Thus it will be noted that when the carrier has been pushed up on guide-bar 31 as as it will go, the wheel 35 can be graspedr and turned to wind the tape on shaft 34 and draw the carrier 36 and the marker 40 towards the bottoni of theraclras far as desired, and` that when said Wheel 35, is

released the springs 37, 37, will frictionally l hold and retain the marker in any position to which itv may be adjusted.`

ln Figure' 6, T show' a preferred construction of means for manipulating` the marker.v In this preferred construction, the right handyvertical edge of the rack 22, isybent over `but separated from the face of the saine Y to forin a guide 46 for a carrier 47.' This carrier 47, in cross-section describes a U shaped figure,` the rear leg 48 of which lapsL over' and bears against the rear side` of.4 the rack 22:.adja`cent to its right hand vertical edge. The edge of its forward leg has an extension .49 that extends toward the outer face of the ra'cl; and then parallel thereto toward the back of the guide 46.

. A marker 50 consisting preferably of a flat strip made integral With the carrier extends horizontally from the forward leg vof its the face of the raclr-A and a tape lsiinilar to tape 44 is secured to a hook which extends to and is Wound upon the shaft `34 in the same manner as hereinbefore described. y

Thecarrier `is frictionally heldin any position to `which it maybe vadjusted on the right hand vertical edge of the rack by the pressure of therear leg 48 of the Ushaped portion of the carrier back of the rack.

What I claim as new is:

A copy holder comprising a rack having one lof its vertical edges bent jupon itself. but spaced 'from the front faceof they body portion of the rack to provide a guide channel, a carrier entering said channel and en cornpassing'the bent edge portion to frictionally and adjustably engage lthe. rear face of said rack, a marker integralA with said carrier and extending over the front face of said raclr and ineans for 'vertically ln Witness whereof, T have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May, 1919. y y

LOUISE A. MOCHEL,y Vitnesses: Y i i EVA Srnnrr, l FRANK D. 'liroMAsorL` against the 

